Soils & Crops Conference - March 5, 2024 - Prairieland Park, Hall A |
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8:20 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks - Shayeb Shahariar, 2024 Chair | ||
Room 1 | Room 2 | ||
Soil and Water (1.5 SW CEU) | Nutrient Management I (1.5 NM CEU) | ||
Session Chairs: Sara Lemmerich & Lyle Cowell |
Session Chairs: Jennifer Bogdan & Edgar Hammermeister |
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8:30-8:45 am | Grace Gowera Evaluating the effectiveness of remote sensing in predicting soil salinity |
Rich Farrell Finding the "efficiency" in enhanced efficiency fertilizers. |
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8:45 - 9:00 am | Priscillar Wenyika Exploring the effects of cement kiln dust on microbial communities and soil chemical properties in the Canadian Prairies |
Curtis De Gooijer Phosphorus stratification and deep banding trial results |
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9:00 - 9:15 am | Etienne Shupena-Soulodre Interactions between annual cropping and pothole wetland status in Saskatchewan |
Sagar Lamichhane Effect of sources, timing, and placement of nitrogen on canola and wheat |
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9:15 - 9:30 am | Rebecca Enesi Spatial variability of soil pH: Its implication on crop yield and selected chemical properties |
Jocelyn Leidl Nitrogen response evaluation in canola and wheat utilizing a systematic design |
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9:30 - 9:45 am | Jeremy Kiss The launch of SKSIS mapper: A predictive soil mapping service for Saskatchewan |
Quinn Hlus Phosphorus and nitrogen loss and retention in rainfall run-off from manured landscapes as affected by soil amendments |
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9:45 - 10:00 am | Mervin St. Luce The Canadian Prairie Soil Spectral Library (CPSSL): Towards long-term sustainable soil management |
Rachelle McCannell Improved nitrogen use efficiency by tracing soil- and fertilizer-derived nitrogen sources used by different canola genotypes |
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10:00 - 10:30 am Refreshment Break | |||
Plant Breeding & Insects (1.0 CM & 0.5 IPM CEU) |
Crop Management and Intercropping (1.5 CM CEU) |
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Session Chairs: Tyler Wist & Sara Lemmerich |
Session Chairs: Breeanna Kelln & Allision Fletcher |
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10:30 - 10:45am | Quinn Sturby Digital phenotyping and genetic analysis of common bean growth and development |
Dr. Eric Lamb Long-term impacts of fire on forage production and quality |
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10:45 - 11:00 am | Celine Ferre Understanding lodging in oat from a root and shoot perspective |
Carlo Van Herk Effect of tillage and seeding systems on canola production in southern Alberta |
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11:00 - 11:15 am | Jeremy Irvine Optimizing thresholds and sampling strategies for the control of lesser clover leaf weevils in Saskatchewan's red clover seed production |
Dr. Bill May The agronomy and economic stability of intercropping chickpea and flax: Impact of flax seeding rate |
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11:15 - 11:30 am | Jacey Toerper Western Canadian spring wheat yield stability may be enhanced by cultivar mixtures in contrasting environments |
Mbanyele Vengai Does peas type matter in pea-canola intercrop? |
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11:30 - 11:45 am | Luis Ponce-Molina Speed breeding: a tool to evaluate FHB in wheat and barley |
Kennedy Choo-Foo Reducing fertilizer inputs through pea-oat and pea-canola intercrops |
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11:45 - 12:00 pm | Fernando Guerrero-Zurito Identifying superior photosynthetic traits in canola (Brassica napus) gene pool |
Logan Orenchuk Assessment of Fusarium damaged kernels based on the infection time of Fusarium graminearum on wheat |
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12:00 - 12:45 Lunch Break | |||
12:45 - 1:30 pm | Poster Viewing Session | ||
Soil Organic Carbon (0.5 NM & 0.5 SW CEU) |
Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management (0.5 CM & 0.5 NM CEU) | ||
Session Chairs: Maryse Bourgault & Allison Fletcher | Session Chairs: Jennifer Bogdan & Lyle Cowell |
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1:40 - 1:55 pm | Brendan Alexander Soil health being tricky: Estimating unbiased causal effects of soil organic carbon on yield is a subjective experience |
Mohammad Khakbazan Economics of special crops in diversified crop rotations in the semi-arid Canadian Prairies |
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1:55 - 2:10 pm | Amanda Mitchell Soil properties driving soil organic carbon persistence varies in surface and buried surface horizons |
Edgar Hammermeister Fall 2023 soil nutrient supply summary: A provincial and regional breakdown |
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2:10 - 2:25 pm | Gbenga Daniel Adejumo Novel insights on multivariate modelling of agricultural soil organic carbon and total nitrogen from diverse FT-NIR spectral dataset |
Haben Asgedom-Tedla Effect of variable rate applied enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilizers on wheat |
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2:25 - 2:40 pm | Sumedha Vaishnavi Nallanthighal Potential of humalite to enhance crop production and improve soil health as a soil amendment |
Mohammad Khakbazan Effects of nitrogen (N) fertilizer rate and its interactions with timing of N application and moisture regime on potato yield and profitability |
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2:40 - 2:55pm | Tom Harrison Reverse auctions as a tool to restore native prairie and increase soil carbon and biodiversity |
Molla Hailu Cover crop establishment with grain crops in the Canadian Prairies |
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2:55 – 3:00 pm | Adjourn - See you on Day 2! |
From Breeding to Bin: Climate-smart crops for future food security |
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8:30 - 8:40 am | Welcome Dr. Shayeb Shahariar (2024 Chair) |
8:40 - 9:40 am | How Technology is Enhancing the Future of Plant Breeding Dr. Adam Carter, Assistant Professor, Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research Program (SRP) Chair in CWRS Wheat, Specialty Wheats, and Canaryseed Breeding and Genetics Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan. |
9:40 - 10:40 am | CO2 is plant food, so why are elevated CO2 concentrations problematic for future food security? Dr. Maryse Bourgault, Assistant Professor, Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) Integrated Agronomy Research Chair Joint Appointment-Depts of Plant Sciences & Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan. |
10:40 - 11:00 am Refreshment Break | |
11:00 - 12:00 pm | Does rain really make grain?: Understanding and managing the complex relationships between hydrology and agriculture on the cold Canadian Prairies Dr. Phillip Harder, Research Director and Hydrological Scientist Croptimistic Technology Inc. |
12:00 - 12:45 pm Lunch Break |
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12:45 - 1:00 pm Graduate Student Award Presentations | |
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Nutrients in Balance – the Prairie Nutrient Removal Calculator Lyle Cowell, M.Agric., PAg, CCA Senior Agronomist, Canada, Nutrien. |
2:00 - 3:00 pm | Some like it hot! Heat and drought loving insects Dr. Tyler Wist, Research Scientist, Field Crop Entomology, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. |
3:00 - 3:20 pm Refreshment Break | |
3:20 - 4:20 pm | Diversifying cropping systems for maximizing ecosystem services Dr. Kui Liu, Research Scientist, Agronomy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Swift Current, Saskatchewan. |
4:20 - 4.30 pm | Closing Remarks - Dr. Shayeb Shahariar |
Beyond P-values: Analysis of spring wheat yields for a long-term study from 1968 - 2013 focused on zero-tillage at Lethbridge, AB.
Brendan Alexander, Charles Geddes, Ben Ellert, Henry Janzen, Anthony Curtis, and Kyle Shade
Breeding effect on root system architecture and NUE of major prairie cereal varieties
Suman Bagale
Can starter potash applications improve the yield and crop health of chickpea, mustard, and durum wheat in the Brown Soil zone of Saskatchewan?
Tristan Chambers, Jeff Schoenau, Ryan Hangs, Michelle Hubbard, Alejandra Oviedo-Ludena, and Randy Kutcher
Agronomic Response of Canola, Oats, and Wheat to Lime Amendments under black and gray soils in Alberta, Canada.
Jedida Chirchir, Linda Gorim, Miles Dyck, and Rebecca Enesi
Predicting Prairie Pothole Wetland Classification in Cultivated Fields.
Chantel Chizen and Angela Bedard-Haughn
Nitrous oxide emission measurements from a canola-wheat cropping system in Saskatchewan.
Daphne Ferland, Shannon E. Brown, Claudia Wagner-Riddle, Richard E. Farrel, and Kate A. Congreves
From Seed to Harvest: Mapping Canola Via Radar and Optical Satellites.
Hansanee Fernando, Kwabena Nketia, Thuan Ha, Sarah van Steenbergen, and Steve Shirtliffe
Demonstrating Mechanical Harvest Weed Seed Control with the Seed Terminator.
Zoe Galbraith and Robin Lokken
Assessing mycorrhizal traits to facilitate the selective breeding of forage legumes.
Suma Ghosh, John Paul Wasan, Lysandra Pyle and Jonathan A. Bennett
Influence of Amendment on Forage Production and Soil Properties in Salt-Affected Soils.
Ryan Hangs, Gravel Wang, Paul Hrycyk, and Jeff Schoenau
Rebuilding the Fertility and Productivity of Eroded Knoll Soils: Three-Year Results.
Ryan Hangs and Jeff Schoenau
A Predictive Soil Mapping Service for Saskatchewan.
Jeremy Kiss, Angela Bedard-Haughn, Tom Jamsrandorj, Preston Sorenson, Paul Krug, and Murray Bentham
Effects of co-inoculation of Delftia acidovorans RAY209 on the growth of Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA110 inoculated Glycine max.
Darren Korber and Jordyn Bergsveinson
Assessing nitrogen fertilization effects on genetically diversified barley varieties on the Canadian Prairies.
Kui Liu, Hiroshi Kubota, Brian Beres, Brett Mollison, and Curtis Cavers
Uneven Soil Phosphorus Distribution Benefited Canola (Brassica napus L.) Growth through Root-associated Microbiome Regulations.
Mengying Liu, Bobbi Helgason, Leon Kochian, and Grant Tingstad
Suitability of unique cover cropping species to regional areas within Saskatchewan.
Robin Lokken
Can alfalfa cultivar blends with varying fall dormancy levels increase first year forage yield and establishment?
Seth Lundell, Bill Biligetu and Annie Claessen
Forage Yield and Nutritive Value of Cicer Milkvetch and Meadow Bromegrass in Same or Alternate Row Seeding.
Seth Lundell, Bill Biligetu and Joseph Robbins
High Throughput Digital Phenotyping of Stomatal Traits for Drought and Heat Stress Resistance Screening in Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
Kalhari Manawasinghe, Abdeljalil El Habti and Karen Tanino
Drought and soil impact chickpea performance but do not explain the chickpea emerging health issue.
Victoria Marchesini, Jennifer R. Town and Michelle Hubbard
Evaluation of optimal fungicide regime with flax-chickpea intercropping system for disease management.
Keiko Nabetani, Michelle Hubbard, Lana Shaw, Maria Alejandra Oviedo-Ludena, Kui Liu, William May, Bunyamin Tar’an, and Randy Kutcher
Evaluation of the effect of chickpea and flax varietal differences in flax-chickpea intercropping on disease management.
Keiko Nabetani, Michelle Hubbard, Lana Shaw, Maria Alejandra Oviedo-Ludena, Kui Liu, William May, Bunyamin Tar’an, and Randy Kutcher
Making Cover Crops Work in Grain Cropping Systems: Impact on Subsequent Cash Crops.
Jeremiah Odiketa, Maryse Bourgault, Linda Gorim, and Yvonne Lawley
Phosphorus distribution, uptake and crop removal across four Saskatchewan field sites.
Landon Orenchuk, Jeff Schoenau, Helen Baulch, Steve Siciliano, Jane Elliott, Cory Fatteicher, and Ryan Hangs
Soil Water Depletion and Water Use Efficiency of Wheat and Pea in Saskatchewan.
Anne Paquette, Jeff Schoenau and Bing Si
Polymer Seed Film Coating mixed with micronized zeolite as a management tool against Aphanomyces Root Rot in Field Pea.
Sonika Pariyar, Linda Gorim, Lingyun Chen, Sabine Banniza, and Patsey Michetti
Identifying Sod-Seeding Rates of Legumes for Rejuvenating Grass Pasture.
Tyler Peterson, Breeanna Kelln, Bill Biligetu, Jeff Schoenau and Kathy Larson
Insights into Greenhouse Gas Flux: Soil Core Incubation of Tame Pasture.
Mason Plews, Jeff Schoenau, and Bill Biligetu
Phosphorus Dynamics in Northern Great Plains Soil: Effects of Depth and Rate on Soil Fertility in Wheat Rotations.
Abhijit Rai and Maryse Bourgault
Digital Phenotyping of Drought Tolerance in Brassica carinata.
Lakma Rathuge, Christina Eynck, Hema Duddu, Isobel Parkin, and Steve Shirtliffe
Selecting Traits using the Stress Tolerance Index (STI) and Evaluating Genotypes based on Grain Yield* Trait (GYT) Biplot Approach in Canadian Bread Wheat Heritage Panel.
Subarna Sharma, Raju Soolanayakanahally, Maryse Bourgault, Abidur Rahman and Karen Tanino
Evaluating optimal seeding method for binary mixture of alfalfa and cicer milkvetch.
Shaily Tandekar, H. Poudel, and Bill Biligetu
Haskap Cultivars and Agronomy.
Aquielle Thorlakson, and Robin Lokken
Fall-seeded selected spring crops in the Canadian prairies: Water uptake vs. seedling survival.
Prerana Upretee, Karen K. Tanino, Manjula Bandara
Forecasting Spring Wheat Yields and Climate Influences for Enhancing Future Food Security in Western Canada.
Sarah van Steenbergen, Steve Shirtliffe, Kwabena Nketia, Thuan Ha, and Hansanee Fernando
Impact of fertilizer phosphorus (P) source, rate, and placement strategy on yield, nutrient uptake, and P losses in snowmelt runoff water across variable topographies in Saskatchewan.
Blake Weiseth, Jeff Schoenau, Jane Elliott